Then as we approached Fishbourne, the Coastguard broadcast a request for assistance for a vessel off the east of Ryde bank. We went off to give him a tow - he was sat safely at anchor when we arrived, so rigged a bridle and had to tow slowly through the swell initially (about 5kts) to avoid making it into a submarine, then up to 15kts in the lee of the island into Cowes.
Spotted some RIBsters in a yacht along the way (you know who you are!)...
Ah, that would be us then
Sorry about the near miss folks. We were monitoring your rescue on the radio, set a course to intercept you & got it right! It was worth it though to see Louise waving her hands & shouting at us to get out of the way.
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Ribald, we saw you cruise past outside Bembridge on sat. Ray and I were waiting in Bonza (6.5m yellow ring) and we exchanged a wave. I was out with you on the cowes classic day
That was Mike (Scurvy)
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all the channel boys seemed to be in the wrong place! One was even high and dry on the spit by about a metre
Cheap labour on the IOW ???
missus
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Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
Nahh its just to confuse the overners who cant do secondary port calculations
regards Tim www.griffmarineservices.co.uk
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Tim Griffin
RYA Freelance YMI power Powerboat and PWC instructor trainer vhf first aid sea survival Diesel engine radar and navigation instructor
I just thought it was the person who owned Pendragon but it seems Ribald owns the "noisy expensive end" so perhaps Scurvy owns the quiet cheap end?!
Tim
............with some recently fitted grab handles.
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